Ceres 2-1 Vera Cruz in the Carioca, Série C, round 2.

Ceres won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–L), scoring 6 and conceding 12.

Vera Cruz won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–W–W–L), scoring 8 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 2 times: Ceres 2 wins, Vera Cruz 0, 0 draws.